Psychosocial factors as mediators between migration and subjective well-being among young Finnish adults

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1545-1556

  Ek, Ellen ^a,b   Koiranen, Markku ^a   Raatikka, Veli Pekka ^a   Järvelin, Marjo Riitta ^c   Taanila, Anja ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Inequalities in health; Migration; Psychosocial factors; Psychosocial resources; Regional inequalities; Rural areas; Socioeconomic inequalities; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; LOGISTICS; MIGRATION; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 43049121761     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.12.018     Document Type: Article

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